A friend on mine sent me a picture of the moon, taken last March. It shows Tycho (the distinctive crater with the "rays" coming off it) at about the 3 o'clock position.I thought Tycho was down around 6 - 7 o'clock, like the pics on this Wiki page:Tycho

I'm pretty sure the moon appears to have a bit of a wobble, but this seems like it "rotated" almost 90 deg counter clockwise.

All the info on line seems to be Mayan Calendar/End Time/tinfoil helmet stuff.

A friend on mine sent me a picture of the moon, taken last March. It shows Tycho (the distinctive crater with the "rays" coming off it) at about the 3 o'clock position.I thought Tycho was down around 6 - 7 o'clock, like the pics on this Wiki page:Tycho

I'm pretty sure the moon appears to have a bit of a wobble, but this seems like it "rotated" almost 90 deg counter clockwise.

All the info on line seems to be Mayan Calendar/End Time/tinfoil helmet stuff.

A friend on mine sent me a picture of the moon, taken last March. It shows Tycho (the distinctive crater with the "rays" coming off it) at about the 3 o'clock position.I thought Tycho was down around 6 - 7 o'clock, like the pics on this Wiki page:Tycho

I'm pretty sure the moon appears to have a bit of a wobble, but this seems like it "rotated" almost 90 deg counter clockwise.

All the info on line seems to be Mayan Calendar/End Time/tinfoil helmet stuff.

A friend on mine sent me a picture of the moon, taken last March. It shows Tycho (the distinctive crater with the "rays" coming off it) at about the 3 o'clock position.I thought Tycho was down around 6 - 7 o'clock, like the pics on this Wiki page:Tycho

I'm pretty sure the moon appears to have a bit of a wobble, but this seems like it "rotated" almost 90 deg counter clockwise.

All the info on line seems to be Mayan Calendar/End Time/tinfoil helmet stuff.

A friend on mine sent me a picture of the moon, taken last March. It shows Tycho (the distinctive crater with the "rays" coming off it) at about the 3 o'clock position.I thought Tycho was down around 6 - 7 o'clock, like the pics on this Wiki page:Tycho

I'm pretty sure the moon appears to have a bit of a wobble, but this seems like it "rotated" almost 90 deg counter clockwise.

All the info on line seems to be Mayan Calendar/End Time/tinfoil helmet stuff.

Anybody got a non-religious explanation?

Just a glitch in the matrix. Ought to be OK again next time you check it.

...but the picture I referenced in the OP (showing Tycho at 3 o'clock), and my casual night time observations over the years (where Tycho always seemed to be around 6 ish) were from the same spot on the planet... ie: SoCal.

...but the picture I referenced in the OP (showing Tycho at 3 o'clock), and my casual night time observations over the years (where Tycho always seemed to be around 6 ish) were from the same spot on the planet... ie: SoCal.

And if you're not at a pole, the angle of the moon will appear to change throughout the day. If you are at 45 degrees latitude in the previous example, then at moonrise, Tycho will appear to be at the 4:30 position on the clock, but will change throughout the night to appear at 7:30 on the clock at moonset.

OGR, I get the fact that a particular landmark on the moon will appear to change position.
It was the amount of change that caught my attention.
Orbital dynamics is not my strong suit.
Thanks for your insights.

Imagine you are standing at the North Pole looking at the full moon. Let's say that Tycho Crater appears to you to be at 6 o'clock.

Now, if someone else were to stand and gaze at the full moon at the same moment from the South Pole, where, on the clock, at what clock position on the face of the moon would Tycho Crater appear to them?

Hahaha that's a trick question. The Tycho Crater wouldn't be on the clock, it would be on the MOON, ya dumbass.

Hahaha I was thinking over the horizon, but your right, it wouldn`t be on the clock!

...but the picture I referenced in the OP (showing Tycho at 3 o'clock), and my casual night time observations over the years (where Tycho always seemed to be around 6 ish) were from the same spot on the planet... ie: SoCal.